[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1632.5]

[Page 721]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1632--STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF MATTRESSES AND MATTRESS 
PADS (FF 4	72, AMENDED)--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--The Standard
 
Sec.  1632.5  Mattress pad test procedure.

    (a) Testing. All mattress pads shall be tested, in the condition in 
which they are intended to be sold, according to Sec.  1632.4 Mattress 
test procedure, using the glass fiberboard substrate.
    (b) Flame resistant mattress pads. The following additional 
requirements shall be applicable to mattress pads which contain a 
chemical fire retardant.
    (1) These mattress pads shall be tested in accordance with Sec.  
1632.4 Mattress test procedure after they have been washed and dried 10 
times as described in Sec.  1632.5(b)(2).
    (i) Such laundering is not required of mattress pads which are 
intended for one time use and/or are not intended to be laundered, as 
determined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
    (ii) Mattress pads which are not susceptible to being laundered and 
are labeled ``dryclean only'' shall be drycleaned by a procedure which 
has previously been found acceptable by the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission.
    (2) Laundering procedure. (i) Washing shall be performed in 
accordance with sections 8.2.2 and 8.2.3 of AATCC Test Method 124-1996, 
using wash temperature V (60 3 
C, 140 5 
F) specified in Table II of that method, and the water 
level, agitator speed, washing time, spin speed and final spin cycle 
specified for ``Normal/Cotton Sturdy'' in Table III.
    (ii) Drying shall be performed in accordance with section 8.3.1(A) 
of AATCC Test Method 124-1996 ``Appearance of Fabrics after Repeated 
Home Laundering,'' Tumble Dry, using the exhaust temperature 
(66 5 C, 
150 10 F) and cool 
down time of 10 minutes specified in the ``Durable Press'' conditions of 
Table IV.
    (iii) Maximum washer load shall be 3.64 Kg (8 pounds) and may 
consist of any combination of test samples and dummy pieces.
    (iv) AATCC Test Method 124-1996 ``Appearance of Fabrics after 
Repeated Home Laundering,'' is found in Technical Manual of the American 
Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, vol. 73, 1997, which is 
incorporated by reference. Copies of this document are available from 
the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 
12215, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709. This document is 
also available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 
North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC. This incorporation 
by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (v) A different number of wash and dry cycles using another 
procedure may be specified and used, if that procedure has previously 
been found to be equivalent by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
    (3) Labeling--(i) Treatment label. If a mattress pad contains a 
chemical fire retardant, it shall be labeled with the letter ``T'' 
pursuant to rules and regulations established by the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission.
    (ii) Care label. All mattress pads which contain a chemical fire 
retardant treatment shall be labeled with precautionary instructions to 
protect the pads from agents or treatments which are known to cause 
deterioration of their flame resistance. Such labels shall be permanent 
and otherwise in accordance with rules and regulations established by 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Sec.  1632.31(b).
    (iii) Exception. One time use products as defined in Sec.  
1632.5(b)(1)(i) are not subject to these labeling requirements.

[49 FR 39796, Oct. 10, 1984, as amended at 65 FR 12938, Mar. 10, 2000]